When you get a call from the office and you are asked to come for an interview, it means that the company is interested in “You”. You are pumped up, you share the wonderful news to everyone, your friends, family, mentors, etc., but your job is not quite done. Have you ever thought how would it feel if you got rejected? Everyone would ask afterwards that did you get the job or not? That’s why many people suggest not to inform anyone before the job is confirmed. 
You might feel that your image might get ruined if you do not get the job, but how many people get their resumes moved to the “Yes pile” and get called for an interview? Not many right? So I believe that whatever makes you feel right to do for an interview is right, whether it is sharing with others or keeping it to yourself. It’s called “positude” in the urban dictionary, where you thrive with positive attitude!
That’s all about staying positive after you receive a call. I had an interview today at ZARA, a fashion retail company owned by Inditex. Oh boy, I feel like that I should start advertising for them for free! I know a lot about them. But how? Do you remember when you got a chunk of homework from school that you did not want to do? But after doing it you felt really good that you were actually prepared for your upcoming test. So, I did my research. I read all about the company, their team, their current activities, their mission statement, from head to toe. I was really prepared, I aced the interview and I felt that I could start the job right away, and perform better than anyone else competing with me. 
Also, after you think that the interview deal is almost set, there comes the salary negotiations. To determine my goals and create a win-win situation for both parties, I had to know “target” and “resistance” points for both parties. For example, I had to spend 10 hours a week for transportation to my job, so I mentioned about my opportunity cost and also their resistance point for the salary, to maximize the benefit for both parties.
On another note, there are issues about prejudice and stereotyping which are a case in point during interviews. Many hiring managers do stereotype and treat applicants unfairly. My colleague Nicholas Chan’s blog post discusses about prejudice and perception if someone’s name was “Mohammad”. I also agree with his idea as many people who do have potential cannot get jobs because of stereotyping.
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Works Cited:
http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/photo-1-300×225.jpg
http://www.mytotalretail.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2015/06/zara-store-1.jpg
http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199828340/obo-9780199828340-0097.xml
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-michaels/reinventing-winwinwin-bus_b_6291030.html
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=positude
https://blogs.ubc.ca/nicholaschan/2017/02/05/what-if-my-name-was-mohamed/